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CPAs Provide Six Ways to Replenish the Talent Pipeline

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As the accounting profession continues to grapple with a shortage of new CPAs and fewer accounting graduates , an independent national advisory group has published six draft recommendations in a new report on what the profession can do to restock its pipeline with young talent.

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Effective September 1, You Can Sit For the CPA Exam in Texas With 120 Units

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Another state has pushed to allow prospective CPAs to sit for the exam with just a bachelor’s degree worth of units and that’s good ol’ Texas. Effective September 1, future CPAs can sit for the exam with 120 units of education. First day to accept AOIs under the new education requirements.

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Texas Close to Allowing CPA Candidates to Test with 120 Credits

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Because CPA candidates must complete 150 semester credit hours of education—30 credits beyond the typical 120 credit hours earned in a four-year undergraduate degree— many CPAs end up spending five years in college instead of four. The bill, introduced by Republican Sen.

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Accounting Advisory Panel Releases Action Plan to Address Talent Shortage in Profession

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The proposals fall within six broad themes and target audiences that range from high school students to accounting professionals who have spent five years or less on the job. The high-level recommendations from the group are: Address the cost and time of education. Make the academic experience more engaging.

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AICPA Announces the Winner of the George Krull/Grant Thornton EDGE in Teaching Award

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The EDGE in Teaching Award, established by the AICPA in partnership with Grant Thornton, celebrates educators who show excellence in accounting education, dynamic teaching, groundbreaking techniques, and engagement in the classroom. Holly Hawk, PhD, CPA, CGMA. “It

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Yale Grad and Grant Thornton Lawyer Argues The Case For an Undergraduate Accounting Program at Yale

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There is apparently a single undergraduate accounting course offered at Yale : ACCT 270a, Foundations of Accounting and Valuation: Modern accounting practices and their use in distinguishing value creation from value redistribution. Surely no one believes this stereotype in current year?

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ABC Tournament 2nd Round Voting Ends Soon

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Xero Education Category Media Region Content Bracket First-round scores by number of votes 1. Accounting High Podcast defeated 9. The Accounting Podcast defeated 13. Accounting High Podcast 4. The Accounting Podcast vs. 5. The Abundant Accountant Courses Bracket First-round scores by number of votes 6.